Black Isle Studios Launches Crowdfunding Initiative

Crowdfunding has become really, really popular in the gaming scene, especially as respected names like Obsidian Entertainment and Double Fine have used Kickstarter to fund the games they want to make.

Now Interplay has revived Black Isle Studios, as previously reported, and they're running a private crowdfunding effort of their very own.

What do you get for your money (which is accepted immediately)?

Well, for $10 you get a certificate, read-only access to Black Isle's forums, and a forum badge. $20 gets you the ability to post on the forums, and a nicer badge and certificate. More than that gets you… a nicer badge and certificate.

So if you don't get a game, where does the money go? Into the long-gestated Project V13, formerly known as the Fallout MMO. The money will go to fully staffing the studio, building a prototype, and shopping it around to interested investors.

The game itself will sound a bit familiar:

"You will create a character to represent yourself within the game world. Your character will be a hardy adventurer from a variety of backgrounds: one of the last remaining humans; a new breed mutant; or a technologically advanced cyborg. The choice is yours. …Explore the world, meet friends and fight your neighbours for control of resources. PV13 will be your chance to rebuild a devastated world."

Currently, most of the original Black Isle personnel are at Obsidian Entertainment or ineXile, and the studio seems to be moving forward without them.

We've reached out to Black Isle for more information about their fundraiser.